County in California pares back overtime pay to meet payroll
Marin County in California kept payroll on budget by restricting overtime allowances for employees.
Following reports of sky-high overtime and in 2010, county officials cracked down on extra hours. Last fiscal year, Marin County paid out $173.7 million for overtime and other pay perks, up $2.4 million from 2006 as the result of union contract raises.
The increase in pay comes as the result of employee's bolstering wages with inflated overtime rates. The county's regular payroll was $160 million last year, up from $156.4 in 2006, however, Civic Center employees increased their paychecks by $13.6 million, claiming overtime hours and a variety of other pay perks.
The county's human resources department conducted a personnel analysis and found a way to restrict overtime, reducing payroll by 33 percent, according to Fire Engineering. It's gone down from $7.1 million in 2007,8 to just $4.9 million last fiscal year.
"Our highest use of overtime occurs in our public safety departments," said Human Resource Department personnel chief, Joanne Peterson, the source reports. "The sheriff's office, fire department and probation all operate 24 hours a day, which demands staffing levels that ensure we can meet response and protection requirements."
Following reports of sky-high overtime and in 2010, county officials cracked down on extra hours. Last fiscal year, Marin County paid out $173.7 million for overtime and other pay perks, up $2.4 million from 2006 as the result of union contract raises.
The increase in pay comes as the result of employee's bolstering wages with inflated overtime rates. The county's regular payroll was $160 million last year, up from $156.4 in 2006, however, Civic Center employees increased their paychecks by $13.6 million, claiming overtime hours and a variety of other pay perks.
The county's human resources department conducted a personnel analysis and found a way to restrict overtime, reducing payroll by 33 percent, according to Fire Engineering. It's gone down from $7.1 million in 2007,8 to just $4.9 million last fiscal year.
"Our highest use of overtime occurs in our public safety departments," said Human Resource Department personnel chief, Joanne Peterson, the source reports. "The sheriff's office, fire department and probation all operate 24 hours a day, which demands staffing levels that ensure we can meet response and protection requirements."
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